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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
1297 | 1452 | 1434 | 1545 | 1371 | 1297 | 1190 | 1001 | 961 | 826 | 670 | 649 | 556 | 547 | 560 | 503 | 397 | 148 | 464 | 2963 | 4657 | 4887 | 4557 | 3904 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.86m | 11:32AM1.78m | 11:55PM1.81m | 12:25PM1.76m | 00:45AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.19m | 5:16AM0.19m | 5:38PM0.25m | 6:07AM0.22m | 6:30PM0.29m | 6:55AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 1297 | 1452 | 1434 | 1545 | 1371 | 1297 | 1190 | 1001 | 961 | 826 | 670 | 649 | 556 | 547 | 560 | 503 | 397 | 148 | 464 | 2963 | 4657 | 4887 | 4557 | 3904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | SSW 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 59 | 49 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 127 | 66 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 33 | 21 | 33 | — | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | — | 41 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 64 | 139 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
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